The sun illuminating these ... they look like Japanese lanterns. (adjusted contrast of first photo)

Golden Rain Tree Orange Lantern Seed Pods.

Fruits and seed are both green when young.

Leaves are a bright green in the summer and turn yellows and reds in the fall.

One of literally thousands of street trees in Los Angeles and Ventura county... yikes!

Flowers and seed pods

New growth, mid-April

Golden Rain Tree in full bloom, Odessa, FL, late summer of 2008.

After the showy yellow flowers come the reddish purple seed pods

Summer 2001 - 3 years old

Close-up of flowering branch

New growth, mid-April

Golden Rain Tree with Orange Lantern Seed Pods.

Golden rain tree, Venice, Florida, October 2003. The yellow spots are flower; the glorious dark reds are the seed pods. This particular tree is magnificant. Many others are kind of scruffy looking, however.

The fruits are a green color when young, but turn brown at maturity.

Each fruit pod contains 1 or sometimes 2 seeds that are black at maturity.

Historic Bok Sanctuary, 2002.

July 2005. Seed pods

Late July 2005

There are several of these growing in this area. They are not very invasive here, and look good in the fall.